Jtoah harris



NHHAR'RI HEEL SUPPORT.

' APPLICATION FILED MAY 20, 1916."

' PatentedDec. 23,1919.

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.NOAH HARRIS, or INDIANAPOLIS; INDIANA.

EEL-sorrows Specification of Letters Patent. l Patntd Dec. 23, 19 19.

Application filed May 2c, 1916. Serial'No. ease'z.

To all whom-it may concern:

Be it known that I, NOAH HARRIS, a citizen of the United States, residing at lindianapolis, in the county of .-Marion and State of Indiana, have lnvented new and useful Improvements in Heel-Supports, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention pertains to metal breast, frequently break down at thepoint where the forward part of the heel merges 115 into thesole. This is duein. large measure to the fact that heels of the type defined are frequently made of wood;

a metal heel support, curvilinear in configuration, and constructed and arranged .to bridge the broken shank of the shoe, due to the breaking down mentioned, to'force the heel back to its initial andnormal position and to hold the heel strongly in said posi? tion, with the edges of the shank at the break in opposed relation, with the result that the period of usefulnessof the shoe is materially prolonged.

To the-attainment of the foregoing, my invention consists in the peculiar .and advantageous metallic heel support hereinafter described and definitely claimed.

In the accompanying drawings which are hereby made a part hereof:

Figure 1 is an inverted plan of a shoe equipped with my novel support. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a plan showing the support in the flat state it assumes after undergoing they first process of manufacture prior to lts being curved to a greater or less extent to conform to theshape of the heel breast and the arrangement of the heel breast relative to the instep portion of the shoe sole.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in .all of the views of the drawings. I

The shoe illustrated is provided with the conventional heel curved at its breast as indic'ated by 1, and the shoe is shown as broken at the point .Zwhere the breast of the heel merges into the sole 3.

In the absence of my novel metallic support, the fracture 2 would permit the heel to sag forwardly and bring about the destruction of the finished shape ofthe shoe as Well Experience has demonstrated that the "high heel shoes of Women, particularly Such high heels, as describe a concave curve at the as materially shorten the wearing capacity thereof.

-My novel support 4 is made of sheet-metal.

and is initially produced in a fiat state as shown in Fig. 3, after which it is reduced v to concavo-convex form. The heel supports are preferably produced in two forms, one form-being curved to a greater extent than the other so that all curved heels may be nicely fitted. The support is curved in the direction of its length, as indicated by 5, is gradually, increased in width from its rear end 6 to a point in transverse alinement with:

the fracture 2, at which point the support is provided with lateral'projections 7 and is tapered or reduced in width from the projections 7 to a point adjacent to its for- The object of my invention is to provide .the fractureQ, the projections 7 will be correspondingly curved to the same extent.

It will be manifest that by reason of the support having the lateral projections7, the support-does not materially increase the weight of or detract from the resiliency of the shoe, and yet is enabled to reinforce the broken portion of the shank throughout the width thereof.

'As clearly appears in Fig. 3 the support is provided with apertures at, the time of manufacture, and as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2,

the support is fastened to the heel and sole by nails or other fastening devices 9., driven through said apertures. I

a With the Support applied as stated it serves. to bridge the break in the Shank of the shoe and its lateral projections, 7 operate to reinforce and brace theshank portions at opposite sides of the break. The support also serves to force and hold the heel in its initial position so that because of the support the shoeis materially Stronger than it was prior to the break, It will also be appreciated in this. connectionfthat notwithstanding the strengthening capacity of the support, thesame does not appreciably increase the Weight ofthe shoe nor does it detract from the finished appearance of the shoe. lit will furthermore be noted that the support embodies but a small portion of metal which contributes to its .cheapnesa and that being located entirely above the;

tread portion of the slice, it does not inter fere in any Ineasure with the Walking of the wearer.

Having descrlbed my inventlon, What I claim and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is

As a new article of manufacture, the

herein described metallic support for use broken Where it merges into said breast; the

said support being in one piece, and coin- IlSIII a rear ortion curved to fit closel p z: p y

the curve of the breast,' and a forward ap- I proximately straight portion shaped to fit the sole in both of which are apertures located adjacent to their edges, and also comprising transversely alined intermediate lateral projections shaped to rest snugly over and against the breast and the instep portion of the sole.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses. NOAH HARRIS.

Witnesses:

'VIVIAN MARTIN,

WVINFIELD S. GAssELL. 

